"MfMiMWMIM 0 SECOND ANNUAL RODEO IN ATLANTA OCTOBER 17 18 AND Complete News and Advertising Coverage for Atlanta and Cass County Trade Area! SIXTY-SECOND YEAR JOURNAL ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 AHS Rabbits Take Game from Catholics A powerful Atlanta eleven over- powered the Catholic High Eablea of Texarkana, here Friday night, 38 to 6. In a field of brilliant play John Decker led the offense scor- ing four of the Rabbits markers. Atlanta's other tallys were account ed for by Hardy JohnBon who ran 60 yards after intercepting a pass and Waylon Thomas. Wakin Bcor- ed the only touchdown for the Eagles in the final quarter, going over the line from the one yard line after Howell had made 40 yards on three completed passes. The rabbits made 11 first downs to the Eagles 6 and completed two passes out of three trys. The Ea- gles completed 8 passes out of 14 and had 2 intercepted. John Decker brought the stands to' their feet on the second play of the initial quar...

THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 HAPPENINGS IN METHODISM Monday Morning: 1 have just read of the terrible ninth inning in which it seemed that the Dodgers had the game on ice. Then the catcher, a star of the game up un- til that moment, missed the last strike and four winning runs and the ball game streaked across the plate, and with it the entire possi- bility of winning the series, no doubt. (But I'm no sports predic- tor.) strength in the pinches. Why let sin streak across the plate and win the day when courageous worship, and the spirit of God, give us the power to carry off the honors ugainst sin? Worship does just this for us. Also Mrs. Thelma Jackson is a new teacher in the junior depart- ment, taking the place recently re- signed by Mrs. Joe McClung. Mil- dred had done a lovely piece of work for the department. To her Koes our gratitude. Mrs, Jackson will make a splendid contribution to the study life of that group. I We welcome he...

wmmsm ■ jik* ftggSfl ' -'"W THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL. ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS 3 o PINIiY GROVE Mrs. Knnfs Antiunion We sure had a nice crowd out at all services and Bro. Kaufman sure brought us three fine sermons this week-end, Hia messages were; Saturday night "New Testament church"; Sunday morning "Sun Light and Shadows" and Sunday night "Saddest Words of the Bi- ble." He will be back on Friday night before the 3rd Sunday. He Will meet the men at the church Friday night to study the Bible. He asks them to study the first four chapters of Acts. All who Wish to study come. • We had 59 enrolled in BTU Sun- day night. We want every one to come and join our BTU. This is good training for our old, members as well as our young. We will be- gin our BTU at 6:30 p. m., and we Will begin our singing at 7:30. Ev- ery one come and bring your new convention books. We will sing each second and fourth Sunday nights. We invite all singers to come. The Womens Bible class ...

" $«■ -■> v ;■ •' -V. -VJ . '• ' '■ ; :7 THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1941 Misra Myra Neal Harrell PHONES 178 or 82-J V pit I I Atlanta Garden Club Holds Meeting The Atlanta Garden Club met in regular meeting in the home of Mrs. M. H. Glass, with Mrs. Jea- nette Spearman and Mrs. Cash Reid assisting. The living and dining rooms were decorated with autumn flow- ers consisting of pink roses, Agora turn Etoile De Holland roses, but- terfly bush, verbena and crocus. The president, Mrs. Glass open- ed the meeting by asking Mrs. R. P. Cameron to lead the invocation. During the business session plans were made for the entire club to cooperate with the Town Forum. The Flower Arrangement Exhibit was postponed on account of the drought. Mrs. R. P. Cameron was leader for the afternoon on "Landscap- ing." She introduced the subject by telling the different and correct ways of landscaping. Mrs. N. P. Hanner discussed "Be your own landscape architect....

■ FizsM VlmW i iiT? ir >'' ii! If1 w:" TV " " No. 12.706 CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: Curtis Jurnigan, If living, or If dead, the unknown heirs and legal repre- Huntatives of Curtis Jurnigan; Thomas Thornton, If living, or If dead, the un- known heirs and legal representatives of Thomas Thornton; William Jurnigan, if living, or if dead, the unknown heirs and legal representatives of William Jurnigan; Joslah H. Jackson, If living, or if dead, the unknown heirs and legal representa- tives of JoHiah H. Jackson; C. C. Gallo- way, if living, or if dead, the unknown heirs and legal representatives of C. C. Oalloway; E. A. Ferrill, If living, or If dead, the unknown heirs and legal repre- sentatives of E. A. Ferrill; O. 13. Draper, if living, or if dead, the unknown heirs and legal representatives of O. B. Draper; U. E. House, if living, or if dead, the un- known heirs and legal representatives of R. E. House; Alf Davis, if living, or if dead, the unknown heirs and leg...

fiZL. .... *. m ■ * as- Complete News and Advertising Coverage for Atlanta and Cass County Trade Area! Citizens journal SIXTY-SECOND YEAR ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1941 Be Loyal to Atli • Trade at He • Sell at Home! • Buy at Home! NUMBER FOKTY-ONfi Atlanta Rodeo Oct. 17, 18, 19 i) T t AAA Allotments Being Speeded Up Speeding up work to get 1942 AAA allotments to farmers by No- vember 1 is the gigantic task fac- ing county officers now, McGilvray chairman of the Cass county AAA committee announced this week. , Allotments are being issued about six months before the usual time since all decks piust be clear ed for the house-to-house canvass in the national defense program, the AAA official said. The farm plan sheet method, through which farmers plant crops for maximum payments under the AAA program, will be used by committeement in the feed and food campaign. Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard outlined details of the defense program to southern ag- ric...

'iwX V"T>":' THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941 H s ki Ci H? * 'i k;< . v • ml rigfafeij QUEEN CITY Mrs. J. E. Ellington, Editor Loyalty Sunday: Sunday, October 19 is Loyalty Sunday at the Methodist church. Make glad the heart of the pastor and gladden your own heart in hours of worship. Every member is expected and all visitors cordially invited. Ev- erybody come to church. Our Love and Sympathy: The tragedies of life never seem so great until they come close to home and we truly do feel the weight of this terrible anxious sor row that has come to Mrs. Charley Hefner and family. Wo are wait- ing in deepest love and sympathy with yea. Birthday Dinner: | meeting at Grogan's Mill, Thurs- Mrs. J. Q. Ball honored her hus- I day and Friday, October 16-17. band's birthday Sunday with a 1 Special annual theme, mission- lovely dinner and guests, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beaver. Sue Powell Moore Class One of the big new things in the Methodist Sun...

THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL, ATLANTA. CASS COUNTY. TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941 , '• Myra Neal Harrell PHONES 178 or 82-J Atlanta Woman's Club Meets On Thursday, October 9th, the Atlanta Woman's Club, met in the home of Mrs. Abe Mays. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. Ernest Grum bles, and the club, led by Mrs. Law rence Dalrymple, joined in repeat ing the club collect. l'lans were made for the Art ex- hibit, which is to be held in the Educational building of the Metho- dist church, on October 20. During the study hour, Mrs. Ro- land Fincher gave a splendid talk on "Brazil—Largest Republic of the Continent." Mrs. Fincher re- viewed the complete history of the founding and establishment of that country. A most interesting discussion on "Coffee in Brazil and the Ameri- cas" was given by Mrs. Gilbert Young. Three fourths of the cof- fee produced .in the world comes from Brazil. In her talk Mrs. Youngs included a most vivid de- scription of the beauty of the cof- fee ...

—— ^ i iir THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1941 THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS 0 ~Vr *) * *) Ruby Lee Griffin. Reporter Sunday School was very well at- tended Sunday Remember next Sunday is our date for preaching services, also Saturday night be- fore. Hope to have a fine atten- dance. Our ladies Bible class entertained the husbands with a fish supper Wednesday night. We were hap- py to have our former pastor, Rev. K. H. Wommack and his wife of Marietta with us. We hope they will visit us soon again. Attendance at prayer meeting Saturday night was about as usual. We invite all who will to come and be with us each Saturday night Our school is progressing nicely ith Miss Viola Griffin as teach-, er. Mr and Mrs. R. G. Dupree, and Mr. L. L. Dupree attended a re- union Sunday in Arkansas in the Jones home. Mrs. Fannie Harbuck visited Mrs. Ilene Watkins also Mrs. Witt Griffin Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Witt Griffin and Ruby Lee attended church at Court land Sunday morning. Had fine ...

THE CITIZENS, JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1941 Texas' First Rodeo Grew Out of Argument Cowboys who will participate in the second annual rodeo at the At- lanta baseball park, October 17, 18, and 19, will bulldog steers because 58 years ago the Hasknife and Lazy Y hands in Reeves county, Texas couldn't agree on who was handier with a rope. This was pointed out xecently by members of the committee, who have studied up on rodeos while engaged in work preliminary to staging of the ro- - deo here this year. The rodeo—peculiar to this coun tiy and Argentina was started in Fecos, Texas, in 1882 and there's only one known survivor of that group of cowhands from four ranches who took part in the ori- ginal competition, the committee stated. He's Uncle Henry Slack, and reams have been written about what took place at Texas' first cowboy contest, as it was called. Tradition, as reported by Uncle Henry says the rodeo grew out of an argument between rival boys in f...

iP*" THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1041 ■ ■ McLEOD NEWS J. H. Walker, Reporter Quite a number from this place attended the singing convention at Atlanta Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Albert George of Doddridge Ark., was attending to business at McLeod Monday. The Baptist church here recalled Bro. Andrew Thigpen to serve this church the next associational year. Little Patsy Tolleson was car- ried to a local hospital last week, where she underwent a tonsilecto- my. Mr. O. S. Cooper who has been quite sick for several days is re- ported improving. W. H. Harrison, B. A. teacher in McLeod high school and Miss Mar- garet Outon, fifth grade teacher, went to Dallas Saturday returning Sunday. The McLeod football team play- ed Hughes Springs team at Hughes Springs Friday, resulting in a tie score of 6 to 6. High school principal J. D. Betts and family visited Mr. Betts' pa- rents at Cornett Sunday. Miss Mary Owens Wood, Biology teacher, visited in the home of her sister Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wells at Kildare S...

THE CITIZENS^ JOURNAL, ATLANTA. CASS COUNTY. TEXAS flints For Rodeo Spectators For the benefit of, and as a y neans of furnishing a more com- pete understanding for spectators vho will attend the second annual todeo, to be staged here Friday, jaturday and Sunday, a brief ex- ilanation of the various types of eats which will be shown and the •liaracteristics of the feats are ;iven below: rVild Bull Riding: Very dangerous and exciting. tVhen a wild bull, with a cowboy iboard comes out of a chute like i tornado, it is time to take cover. The rider is safe as long as he •ides. Getting off is the danger- >us thing. The bull may charge he rider when he falls off. Steer Wrestling: This takes a steady, or bulldog- ring nerve, and is most thrilling of lie cowboy tricks. All steers must >e thrown by hand. The bull starts out of shoot, two riders race ilong side. One slides from his nount between the steers horn's, stops the steer and twists his head mtil he is thrown. He is consider- ed...